Spilt Wine

This was commissioned as a gift for a wine lover. I was given complete creative freedom with this one. I knew I wanted something that highlighted the wine it would house, but not compete with it. I decide early on to use Cherry since it has such a elegant beauty to it. As I was trying to figure out what to do for the lid I happened to spot a piece of Box Elder I had in the lumber bin. I pulled it out and it looked like someone had spilt wine all over it. After that it was just a matter of the little details. Once again a lift just didn’t work so I went with the finger ”???” space. What every you call that little indention. I have foam on order to mold to the bottle shape, then I will cover it with a burgundy fabric.

The box is large enough to hold two bottle of wine and is meant to sit on a table as a display. At first I had thought to make it portable, but every way I tried to think to add a lock and carrying handle just took away from the box.

As always, it’s finished in Polycrylic. I may go back and buff with wax before my client comes to pick it up, just to add a little more depth to the finish.

Joey, What a beautiful work of art, the Boxelder is absolutely awesome!!! I really like the rounded corners & the Boxelder splines, realy makes this one pop….. In Minnesota most folks will not even use Boxelder for firewood, this is certainly a great alternitive to letting it rot or throwing in the burn pile, I will have to see if I can find some. How about photos of the inside when completed….Thanks.P.S. Speaking of boxelder, I have about 2 million Boxelder Bugs on the south side of my Body Shop today only 55 degrees 10:45 A.M….................Jack

@ Jack. Once I get the inside completed I will add the pics here in the comments. I have a local guy who mills box elder for his scrolling clients. I thought it looked really cool and grabbed a board. Now that I have worked with it, I will be getting more. It does have a strange smell. Just this side of stink. LOL. That’s the ambrosia beetle correct? I believe the same bug does the same thing to maple. I’ll have to research that a bit to make sure.

In my opinion, that is the prettiest box I have ever seen. This is your best as far as I am concerned. A fine job of design, wood choice and finish. The finger space for the lid lift is genius and fits just right.